About

Summary of Experience

I have over 25 years of experience within the IT industry, both in Australia and overseas, of which the last 12 years has been in the capacity of a Senior Solution Architect / Principal Engineer / Senior Technical Specialist / Senior Systems Engineer, specialising mainly with the Microsoft, Citrix and VMware suite of products. Whilst these are my specialty areas, I also have a broader knowledge of networking, hardware, and storage solutions, etc. However my strong skills with the Microsoft and Citrix product suites has earnt me a reputation for being one of the most respected Citrix technical resources in Australia.

Having always worked for System Integrators I have developed a very broad set of skills and knowledge across the industry; have developed some strong vendor relationships; and have been lucky enough to work with some amazing customers that have complex IT environments due to the very nature of their business. I have always been part of a projects delivery team, with my job roles including components of consulting, analysis, design, implementation, and 3rd Level post-project support.

I have exceptional design and problem solving skills through precise methodologies applied at both technical and business levels. In fact my attention to detail with infrastructure assessment, design and handover documentation has gained a high level of praise from many customers and peers over the years.

I am also very fluent with many scripting and programming languages such as VBScript, PowerShell, C++, Perl, JavaScript, etc.

I enjoy mentoring and sharing knowledge with others, and as such am an active member on several well-known Internet forums.

Equalifications and Education

Completed the Architectural Thinking course offered internally by IBM and aligned with The Open Group Architectural Framework (TOGAF) certification.
Completed a Technical Writing course at the Australian Institute of Management
Completed a Time Management course at the Australian Institute of Management
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) NT4/2000/2003
Microsoft MCSE 2000/2003: Messaging Specialist
Microsoft MCSE 2000: Security Specialist
VMware Certified Professional (VCP) 3
Citrix Certified Integration Architect CCIA
- 1.0 – MetaFrame XP Presentation Server FR2/FR3
- 4.0 – Access Suite 4
Citrix Certified Enterprise Administrator CCEA (XP)
Citrix Certified Administrator CCA
- MetaFrame XP
- Presentation Server 4
- Citrix Password Manager 4
- Citrix Access Gateway 4
Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) 2.0
Cisco Unity Support Specialist (4.0.5)
Cisco IP Contact Centre Express Specialist (3.5)
HP Accredited Systems Engineer ASE (Windows)
Comptia Security +
Trend Anti-Virus Expert for Internet, Network & GroupWare products
Completed subjects towards the Certificate IV in Information Technology at Central Tafe in Western Australia. This covers programming in C, C++, C#, VB.NET and Java.